In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 7, Changes in the Ascension Ritual

"Teacher Chang, are the 81 movements of the radio calisthenics fixed?"

"Hmm? What are you trying to say?"

Chang Fei paused for a moment, then pulled Lin Ran to a corner.

Lin Ran said.

"Last night, I was practicing radio calisthenics when I suddenly felt that a few movements were cumbersome, so I removed them. The 81-movement routine became the 72-movement routine, but the effect seemed to be better."

"Hmm...show me once."

Lin Ran did as instructed.

Chang Fei smiled broadly and patted Lin Ran's shoulder forcefully.

"You gave me a big surprise, this is a wonderful thing."

"Radio calisthenics, originally called the Spirit Induction Ritual, has a standard version of eighty-one movements. Any changes will only be made based on the individual practitioner to further enhance their connection with the spiritual energy."

"In other words, your spirit-induction ritual has become a personal one, and if you perform the awakening ritual now, you will immediately become a lower-level Awakened!"

Lin Ran was startled for a moment, then calmed down.

"Professor Chang, how much can the ceremony be reduced to at most?"

"I don't know. After the ritual is specialized for the second time, it becomes personal and will change according to different physical conditions. Some people will increase it, and some people will decrease it. If there are any changes after that, you don't need to worry."

Chang Fei shook his head and said,

"I will report your situation to the school, and there is a high probability that you will be included in the awakening ceremony for senior students soon."

"Teacher, isn't it bad to wake up too early?"

Lin Ran asked hesitantly.

Chang Fei was surprised.

Where did you hear that from?

"Terminal online."

"Hmph, a bunch of losers who mislead others. The awakening ceremony should be carried out as early as possible. After becoming an awakener, it will accelerate the transformation of the spirit-guiding ceremony. Those who say such things are just losers who think they are the protagonist, but ruin their own future because of their arrogance."

Chang Fei said with great disdain, and then solemnly warned him.

"Those things on the terminal website are unreliable. If you have any questions, ask me, or you can ask the principal."

"it is good."

……

At 7:00 AM sharp, in the training ground.

That's all for today. You can practice freely for the rest of the time. get out of class ends when it's time to leave.

Chang Fei left in a hurry.

Lin Ran brought up the skill panel.

[Ascension Ritual, Experience +63]

After specialization, the speed of improvement slows down instantly.

Yunzhu leaned closer.

"Lin Ran, did Teacher Chang teach you anything new? Your practice today seems a little different from what we did?"

"It's a specialization of radio calisthenics, only useful to oneself."

Lin Ran said.

Yunzhu didn't ask any further questions, but she already knew some information about it.

"I see."

I ran back to my apartment in the evening to continue practicing, as if the cult incident had never happened.

Two more days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Lin Ran arrived at school and was told by Yun Zhu that Gao Jun was looking for him.

Lin Ran realized that the reward had arrived, and glanced at the panel as she did so.

[Fitness LV1: 469/500]

[Fighting LV1: 60/500]

[Cooking Skill LV1: 393/500]

[Health Preservation LV2: 180/500]

[Transcendent Theory LV2→LV4: 1201/2000]

[Ascension Ritual LV2: 640/1000]

Except for a slight improvement in combat skills, all other aspects have seen significant improvements.

……

office,

Gao Jun pointed to the bag on the table.

"Here's your reward, open it and take a look."

Lin Ran opened the bag and found it contained sealed pieces of spirit beast meat!

In society, the meat of spirit beasts is sold in pieces, priced at 5000 yuan per piece!

This bag contains a full twenty yuan!

Lin Ran was startled.

"Teacher, are these all for me?"

"Yes, you did a lot. Originally, you were only entitled to ten yuan, but the principal felt it was unfair to you, so he increased it. As your homeroom teacher, I also had to consider the students' needs, so I decided to give you this much in the end."

Gao Jun said with a smile.

Lin Ran said solemnly.

"Thank you, teacher. I've remembered it and will never forget the school and the teachers' guidance."

"Haha, okay, I knew you were right. Go to class, and remember not to tell anyone."

"Okay, teacher."

……

Back in the classroom, Lin Ran opened a piece of spirit beast meat and ate it. A warm current quickly appeared in her abdomen and surged throughout her body.

He opened his book and focused on studying.

After a morning, the power of the spirit beast meat was still not fully digested, and efficiency and experience had increased significantly.

[Exceptional Theory, Experience +1243]

Lin Ran sensed that she still had some strength left, so she told Chen Fei.

"Old Chen, I'm going to the training ground. Could you bring me lunch? Here's your meal card. What do you want to eat? Bring me three portions."

"Brother Lin, you..."

Chen Fei held his meal card and fell into deep thought.

……

Training ground.

Lin Ran practiced the health-preserving exercise and immediately felt a warm current flowing through her body, spreading throughout her entire body until all the energy was absorbed.

[Health Preservation, Experience +82]

After eating the lunch brought by Chen Fei, Lin Ran continued to work on [Health Preservation]. When she felt that she had used up enough energy, she ate a piece of spirit beast meat to replenish herself. She used up two pieces of spirit beast meat in one afternoon.

With Chang Fei's explanation, the speed of gaining experience has exceeded that of before!

School dismissal time

[Ascension Ritual, Experience +297]

[Ascension Ritual LV2: 937/1000]

Lin Ran felt a little uncomfortable and decided to upgrade it first when she got back.

I returned from my daily run and gained 40 fitness experience points.

[Fitness LV1→LV2: 9/1000]

The upgrade didn't bring many changes, except for a slight increase in body flexibility.

After dinner, Lin Ran continued practicing the Ascension Ritual.

At midnight,

[Ascension Ritual LV2→LV3: 2/1500]

A familiar scene appeared, with seventy-two movements glowing and merging together. After a slight flicker, nine more movements were reduced, leaving sixty-three.

Lin Ran practiced the new moves, and the time still took about twenty minutes.

[Ascension Ritual, Experience +5]

[Health and Wellness +65]

[Fitness +59]

The ritual grants less experience, but it improves the physical body and increases the experience gained from two skills, while also increasing the resource consumption.

Lin Ran patted her stomach, took out a piece of spirit beast meat, and ate it.

A piece of meat that could originally sustain me for more than two hours now only lasted two rounds before its energy was completely depleted.

[Ascension Ritual, Experience +12]

[Health Preservation, Experience +139]

[Fitness training, experience +114]

Lin Ran took off her shirt and shorts and walked to the mirror.

The boy in the mirror was tall and handsome, with wispy hair covering part of his forehead. He had no excess fat, and every muscle was perfectly sculpted, without a trace of bulkiness.

Lin Ran couldn't help but nod, impressed by her own handsomeness.

……

early morning,

Lin Ran ate three pieces of spirit beast meat, which sustained her cultivation for two hours, and she practiced a total of six times.

[Ascension Ritual, Experience +35]

[Health Preservation, Experience +389]

[Health Preservation LV2: 773/1000]

[Fitness training, experience +359]

[Fitness LV2: 541/1000]

Leaving the apartment, Lin Ran, unusually, didn't go for a run, but instead called Lin Qing.

Lin Qing answered immediately: "Hey bro, what's up? Calling me so early, did you find a girlfriend?"

"...I don't have a girlfriend yet, and I have something important to discuss with you. My ritual underwent a second round of specialization, and now the energy consumption is too high. Do you have any methods to obtain more spirit beast meat?"

(End of this chapter)